Club History

Year Description
1945ABGA Established
1982ABGA elected to AKC membership
1983-1990AKC Delegate, Mrs. Iris de la Torre Bueno
1984Quarterly magazine founded
1986AKC requests reformat of all breed standards
1989AKC breed video taken at Giralda Farms, N.J.
1989-1992Club President, Mrs. Edith Nash Hellerman
1990Black Smooth disqualification removed from standard
1990Reformatted standard approved by AKC
1990-1998AKC Delegate, Mr. W. Henry Odum III
1991Judges Education Committee formed. Mrs. Lorene Vickers-Smith, Chair
1992ABGA First Roving Specialty held with Louisville Kennel Club
1993-2000ABGA Specialty held with Louisville Kennel Club.
1992-1996Club President, Mrs. Dawn Vick Hansen.
199550th Anniversary Show. Judge, Mrs. Dawn Vick Hansen
1996Veteran Sweepstakes added to Specialty.
1996-2000Club President, Mr. Terry Smith
1996ABGA Health Committee formed
1998ABGA Web page a reality
1998-2000AKC Delegate, Mrs. Jacque Jones
2000ABGA First Independent Specialty moves to Kansas City.
2000Illustrated Standard completed.
2000-2002Club President, Mrs. Bobbie Norkus
2000-2007AKC Delegate, Mr. James (Jimmy) Neposchlan
2001ABGA Independent Specialty moves back to Louisville.
2006-2012Club President, Mr. Raul J. Peralta
2007Started AKC’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award participation
2007AKC’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Denise Brusseau-Ortmann
2007-2013AKC Delegate, Mr. Mark Grigalunas
2008AKC’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Katherine (Kay) Braukman
2009AKC’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Dawn (Vic) Hansen
2010AKC’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Cindy Muir
2011AKC’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Jacque Jones
2012AKC’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, JoAnn Adamson
2012-2016Club President, Ms. Heather Stants
2013AKC’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Lisa Straub
2014AKC’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Dede Stevens
2014-2016AKC Delegate, Mr. Raul J. Peralta
2015AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Robin Schmitt
2016AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Jimmy Neposchlan
2016-2020Club President, Mr Raul J. Peralta
2016AKC Delegate, Mr Mark Jaeger
2016New ABGA website launched (www.abga.club)
2017AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Nancy Brooks
2018AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Meg Prior
2019AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Raul J Peralta
2020Club President, Mrs Meg Prior
2020AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Felicia Cashin
2021AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Donna Hois
2022AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Peggy Fischer
2023Undocked Tail added to the standard
2023AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Linda G Vance
2024Club President, Bobbie Norkus
2024AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Evelyn Hole
2025AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Heather Stants
2025AKC Delegate, Rhonda Peralta